npm-dview is a command line tool for comparing a package.json file's dependency version numbers with the latest remote version number.

It compares both "dependencies" and/or "devDependencies".

It accomplishes this by calling "npm view MODULE_NAME version" for each dependency listed in your package.json file.

Install the command line tool globally by running:

npm install -g npm-dview

Usage: npm-dview [options]

-h, --help           output usage information
-v, --version        output the version number
--dep                Show regular dependencies
--dev                Show development dependencies
--peer               Show peer dependencies
--update             Update the package.json file with remote version numbers
--hideLocal          Hide dependencies which local copy same as requestedVersion
--excludeCurrent     Exclude up-to-date packages from the output
--output [type]      Specify the output type [table,json]
--outputFile <file>  the file to write data to
--file <file>        The location of the package.json file

In lieu of a formal styleguide, take care to maintain the existing coding style. Add unit tests for any new or changed functionality. Lint and test your code using Grunt.

• Version 2.0.3 - Released Apr 11, 2016

  • fixed undefined when using --hideLocal

• Version 2.0.2 - Released Apr 10, 2016

  • add --hideLocal cli option (thanks @syarul)

• Version 2.0.1 - Released Apr 9, 2016

  • updating README
  • updating package dependencies

• Version 2.0.0 - Released Aug 25, 2015

  • adding --excludeCurrent command line option.

• Version 1.3.0 - Released Aug 16, 2015

  • adding an --outputFile argument
  • adding a progress bar
  • changing the format of the json output

• Version 1.2.0 - Released Aug 14, 2015

  • Show ticks and crosses in place of boolean (for whether or not version is current)
  • New cli option that allows json to be output instead of a table

• Version 1.1.2 - Released Nov 17, 2014

  • url test now just checks for presence of '/'

• Version 1.1.1 - Released Oct 22, 2014

  • url parsing bugfix.
  • stop trying to get remote version for urls.

• Version 1.1.0 - Released Oct 21, 2014

  • stop processing urls and don't update package.json with ???

• Version 1.0.0 - Released Aug 4, 2014

  • now processing peerDependencies.
  • changed cli option names.
  • auto updating package.json when --update option is passed.

• Version 0.3.0 - Released June 2, 2014

  • No longer throwing error when only devDependencies are found

• Version 0.2.0 - Released May 18, 2013

  • Adding hardcoded column widths

• Version 0.1.1 - Released May 3, 2013

  • New columns: "Local" and "Current?"
  • Changed column name: "Requested Version" -> "Requested"
  • Changed column name: "Remote Version" -> "Remote"
  • Updating "async" version

• Version 0.1.0 - Released April 13, 2013

  • Initial Implementation

• Add unit tests

• Show progress bar/message while making remote calls

• Split cli logic into new file, and expose a function that allows other libraries to use this via require('npm-dview').

• David DM
• GreenKeeper.io
• updtr
• next-updater
• npm-check-updates
• renovate
• npmvet

Copyright (c) 2013 skratchdot
Licensed under the MIT license.